Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban

1 portrait

by Nicholas Hilliard
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum laid on card, 1578
3 in. x 2 1/2 in. (75 mm x 62 mm) oval
Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 2006
Primary Collection
NPG 6761

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Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban (1561-1626), Philosopher and Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 61 portraits.

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Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619), Miniature painter. Artist associated with 33 portraits.

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This miniature depicts Francis Bacon at seventeen, a student of law and humanist scholar. It is an early example of the work of Nicholas Hilliard who, along with Bacon, joined the English ambassador to France, Sir Amyas Paulet, on a visit to France from 1576-78.